Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters

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• Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters
• For Obama, foreign crises grow more challenging
• Ukraine says Russia helping destroy crash evidence
• Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site
• Forensic experts gather material to ID victims
• Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels
• Mideast divisions cloud Gaza cease-fire efforts
• Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc
• Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers
• Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired
• Extremists kill more than 100 in northeast Nigeria
• Howling winds push massive Washington fire
• Russia bans congressman, 12 other Americans
• Name of bank robbers killed in Calif. shootout released
• AIDS conference spared worst with MH17 toll at 6
• Israel expands ground operation in Gaza Strip
• MH17’s dangerous route not unusual
• Obama: Flight MH17 crash an 'outrage'
• Iran nuclear talks to be extended for 4 months
• Court delays benefits for Utah gay couples
• Mom who left kids in hot car may avoid prosecution
• Clinton papers: Bin Laden, Haiti, SCOTUS
• IRS says hard drive that lost emails destroyed
• Colo. court halts gay marriages, citing ban
• Family of 8 killed in Gaza, as top U.N. leader heads to region
• Obama to sign orders protecting gay, transgender employees
• Panel supports early release for 46,000 drug offenders

Malaysia Airlines staff try to cope with disasters Posted: 19 Jul 2014 08:19 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Coping with two disasters within a few months has left some Malaysia Airlines employees so shaken that they've been unable to function properly at work, a union official said Saturday.

For Obama, foreign crises grow more challenging Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:08 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Surveying a dizzying array of international crises, President Barack Obama stated the obvious: "We live in a complex world and at a challenging time."

Ukraine says Russia helping destroy crash evidence Posted: 19 Jul 2014 06:33 AM PDT Ukraine accused Russia of helping separatist rebels destroy evidence at the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines plane with 298 people on board.

Monitors try to secure Ukraine plane crash site Posted: 19 Jul 2014 10:46 AM PDT HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses of the victims of a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation of the disaster can be conducted.

Forensic experts gather material to ID victims Posted: 19 Jul 2014 07:56 AM PDT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Forensic teams fanned out across the Netherlands on Saturday to collect material including DNA samples that will help positively identify the remains of victims killed in the downing of the Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine.

Israeli troops battle Hamas, uncover Gaza tunnels Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:19 AM PDT GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops uncovered more than a dozen cross-border tunnels and battled Gaza militants on the second day of an open-ended ground operation Saturday, as the Palestinian death toll climbed past 330 and diplomats scrambled to revive cease-fire efforts.

Mideast divisions cloud Gaza cease-fire efforts Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:19 AM PDT CAIRO (AP) — Even as the death toll mounts in the Gaza Strip, attempts to broker a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel have so far run aground — in part because they have become mired in the deep divisions between Mideast countries.

Ukraine crisis shows divisions in old Soviet bloc Posted: 19 Jul 2014 03:46 AM PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's foreign minister had sharp words on the downing of the Malaysia Airlines jumbo jet in Ukraine — blaming the crash on Russia-backed "bandits." But throughout most of central and eastern Europe, leaders withheld judgment, expressing shock but refusing to say more until more facts are in.

Teen's death puts focus on caffeine powder dangers Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:33 AM PDT COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A few weeks before their prom king's death, students at an Ohio high school had attended an assembly on narcotics that warned about the dangers of heroin and prescription painkillers.

Owner of raided Mexico child shelter was admired Posted: 18 Jul 2014 09:02 PM PDT ZAMORA, Mexico (AP) — For more than six decades, poor parents struggling to support their children or raise troubled youths sent them to a group home in western Mexico run by a woman who gained a reputation as a secular saint.

Extremists kill more than 100 in northeast Nigeria Posted: 19 Jul 2014 09:37 AM PDT MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a town left undefended by Nigeria's military, just 85 kilometers (53 miles) from the northeastern state capital of Maiduguri, a civil defense spokesman and a human rights advocate said Saturday.

Howling winds push massive Washington fire Posted: 19 Jul 2014 10:10 AM PDT WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — Howling winds pushed a massive wildfire in north-central Washington in new directions Saturday.

Russia bans congressman, 12 other Americans Posted: 19 Jul 2014 07:28 AM PDT MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has placed a U.S. lawmaker and 12 other people connected with the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq on its list of those banned from entering the country.

Name of bank robbers killed in Calif. shootout released Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:04 PM PDT Authorities have released the names of two bank robbers killed during a gun battle with police in the Northern California city of Stockton.

AIDS conference spared worst with MH17 toll at 6 Posted: 18 Jul 2014 11:30 PM PDT A global AIDS summit was in shock Saturday at the loss of colleagues in the Malaysia Airlines disaster over Ukraine, but spirits were lifted when the number who died was put at six, far fewer than feared. Reports on Friday said as many as 100 passengers on the plane were en route to the 20th International AIDS Conference in Melbourne when it went down in a rebel-held part of the country on Thursday, killing all 298 on board. "The number that we have confirmed through our contacts with authorities in Australia, in Malaysia, and Dutch authorities as well is six people. Those killed include prominent Dutchman Joep Lange, a pioneer of cheap anti-retrovirals for the poor who had been involved in HIV research and treatment since 1983.

Israel expands ground operation in Gaza Strip Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:36 PM PDT Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday in a ground offensive that officials said could last up to two weeks as the prime minister ordered the military to prepare for a "significantly" wider campaign.

MH17’s dangerous route not unusual Posted: 18 Jul 2014 04:36 PM PDT Hazardous skies are a global risk, but the FAA warned about flights over Ukraine hot zone.

Obama: Flight MH17 crash an 'outrage' Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT The president all but laid blame directly at the doorstep of Russian President Putin.

Iran nuclear talks to be extended for 4 months Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:34 PM PDT Iran and six world powers on Friday agreed to a four-month extension of negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal that would gradually end sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, diplomats close to the talks said. Iran, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China had set a July 20 deadline to complete a long-term agreement that would resolve the decade-old dispute over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. It has been clear for days that Iran and the six powers would miss the Sunday deadline to reach an accord due to disagreements on a number of key issues in the discussions. Among the issues dividing them are the permissible scope of Iran's nuclear fuel production capacity and how to address the country's suspected past atomic bomb research.

Court delays benefits for Utah gay couples Posted: 18 Jul 2014 03:31 PM PDT More than 1,000 same-sex married couples in Utah must wait longer for state benefits after the U.S. Supreme Court granted the state a stay on an order requiring it to recognize the marriages.

Mom who left kids in hot car may avoid prosecution Posted: 18 Jul 2014 02:46 PM PDT Prosecutors and a Phoenix woman reached a deal Friday that would allow her to avoid prosecution for leaving her two young sons alone in a hot car while she was at a job interview.

Clinton papers: Bin Laden, Haiti, SCOTUS Posted: 18 Jul 2014 02:04 PM PDT Latest Clinton White House records reveal new details on bin Laden, Haiti and SCOTUS.

IRS says hard drive that lost emails destroyed Posted: 18 Jul 2014 02:09 PM PDT The IRS said Friday that Lois Lerner's computer hard drive was destroyed three years ago, ending any chance of retrieving her lost emails. In court papers, the IRS said the hard drive was destroyed after ...

Colo. court halts gay marriages, citing ban Posted: 18 Jul 2014 01:49 PM PDT Colorado's Supreme Court on Friday ordered Denver's clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while while the state's ban against the unions remains in place.

Family of 8 killed in Gaza, as top U.N. leader heads to region Posted: 19 Jul 2014 07:52 AM PDT Israel pounded Gaza from the air Saturday as troops also pressed a ground assault, sending the Palestinian death toll soaring to 337 as the UN chief headed for the region in a bid to broker a ceasefire. As world diplomats frantically sought ways to end 12 days of bloodshed in and around Gaza, Israel warned it was ready to intensify a ground operation to destroy a network of cross-border tunnels used by militants to infiltrate the Israeli south. US President Barack Obama urged Israel to do everything necessary to curb the high civilian death toll, saying Washington was "deeply concerned about the risks of further escalation".

Obama to sign orders protecting gay, transgender employees Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:47 PM PDT Orders will prohibit discrimination against gay, transgender workers in the federal government.

Panel supports early release for 46,000 drug offenders Posted: 18 Jul 2014 12:23 PM PDT A U.S. judiciary agency passed an amendment on Friday that will make more than 46,000 drug offenders eligible for early release from federal prison, unless Congress moves to block it. The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted unanimously on an amendment to the guidelines consulted by federal judges that will cut current sentencing terms by an average of 25 months for eligible offenders. If it does not, eligible drug offenders will have their sentences commuted by November 2015.

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